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Cardiovascular Effects Of Excess Growth Hormone: How Real Is The Threat?, Frederick Berro Rivera, Marianne Katharina Taliño, Marie Francesca Ansay, Gerard Francis Mangubat, Mer Lorraine Mahilum, Rajiv Hans Menghrajani, Siena Placino, Sung Whoy Cha, John Paul Aparece, Marc Gregory Yu, Michael Lawrenz Co, Edgar Lerma, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, Peter A. Mccullough

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

Patients with acromegaly carry a high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In fact, CVD is the leading cause of mortality among this group of patients. The most frequent cardiovascular complications are heart failure (HF), valvular disease, hypertension, arrhythmias, and coronary artery disease (CAD). The pathophysiology centers on the family of growth hormone (GH). These hormones are involved in normal cardiac development and function; however, excess of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), the principally active hormone, can also cause negative effects on the cardiovascular system. HF in acromegaly usually presents with biventricular enlargement and diastolic dysfunction and is strongly associated with …